From: greg@turnstep.com
To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Are we losing momentum?
In-Reply-To: <200304161250.33745.shridhar_daithankar@nospam.persistent.co.in>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 13:51:28 -0000
Message-ID: <34b59b6cbe8a164d2651b17c92c5b1ea@biglumber.com>


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> In fact I think postgresql is easier to use. Till date, I could never start 
> mysql by hand and get it behave sanely. pg_ctl or nohup postmaster has always 
> worked for me.

This is weird, because despite mysql's technical inferiority, it really is 
pretty simple to use. Also seems a little hypocritical of you in light of 
the RTFM rant later on in your email. :)


> Besides postgresql is true to it's resource usage. You allocate 128MB of 
> shared buffers, and they are consumed. You stop postmaster and all the 
> buffers are back to system. With mysql, I found that large amount of memory 
> was never returned to system even after service shutdown. I hate black-boxes 
> on my system where I can not fathom into. Had to reboot the machine.

"Black-boxes"? It's open-source, just like we are. Did you read their manual 
"start to end"? Did you ask on their mailing lists? I'm no MySQL fan, but 
I'd rather let them, not us, dish out the FUD. The original poster had some 
valid points (auto-vacuum and non-intuitive commands) that still need 
addressing, IMO.


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Greg Sabino Mullane greg@turnstep.com
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